Tag: fishing trip

Alexander’s Float Fishing Adventures On The Bow River

A dence fog rises along the river banks of the Bow River

A Young Man’s Bragging Rights According to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, “The soul is healed by being with children.” I also love this old quote which states “May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.” Rest assured there is no holding back, no …

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The Importance Of The Fishing Knot

The clinch knot and the improved clinch knot

A guest post on fishing knots by Steve Jacobs As a Blogger it is always nice when someone appreciates your work! Back not so long ago, I was asking other fishing Bloggers to do guest posts for them, linking to other prominent Blogs and sharing their material with my fishing friends. I have also been …

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Trout Fishing In A Sunny Winter Wonderland

A colorful brown trout taken from the Bow River December 27 2011

  The winter sunlight hit the shimmering water early today, nine o’clock and time to rock. Time’s a ticking and the fish don’t catch themselves! We guzzled a few coffees and made the mad dash for the river. I’m not too sure why we were in such a hurry as we never encountered another fisherman …

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Trout Fishing And Water Temperature, What You Need to Know

Bow river water cools as winter is upon us now

  Water temperatures and trout fishing Most of us anglers are aware that the temperature of the water can either increase our chances or decrease them depending on water temperature. Winter is here in Alberta and the water is cold, not glacial yet but still quite cold. A generalization can be made for preferred trout …

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